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CCG Procurement Register 2016-17

The CCG Procurement Register is a register of procurement decisions taken, who was involved in making the decision and a summary of any conflicts of interest in relation to the decision and how this was managed by the CCG. This includes external contract tenders above financial thresholds as determined by EU legislation*.

This allows us to demonstrate that we are acting fairly and transparently and in the best interest of our patients and local population. All CCGs must maintain a register of procurement decisions taken.

This document is updated after each meeting of the Audit Committees in common when Single Tender Waivers documented on the register have formally been noted.

CCG Contract Register

The CCG Contract Register is a list of contracts that it holds, including those in the CCG Procurement Register. It also documents other contracts that the CCG negotiates and agrees both annually and at other frequencies.

This includes, for example, contracts for hospital and mental health services which are based upon a model contract template used nationally within the NHS and are renewed annually, along with appropriate negotiation or re-negotiation of performance indicators, breach clauses and penalties.

Rather than aligned to a financial year, this is current as at the date as is specified within it, with the aim to update it on this website at least annually.

*Note: From 1 January 2016 the current threshold is £589,148. This only applies (in the CCG’s case) to health care services. There is a much lower threshold for other goods and services (£106,047). This is total contract value and excludes VAT.

The contract register is available upon request.

Transparency Data

In accordance with the HM Treasury guidance ‘Transparency – Publication of Spend over £25,000’, NHS Chiltern CCG has made a commitment to publish all transactions over £25,000. Each month’s transactions will be published by the end of the following month.